The winds of change blowing in from Bali seem to have suddenly altered China's approach toward India. The Chinese foreign ministry on Monday waxed eloquent about China-India friendship using phrases it usually reserves for its close ally, Pakistan.

Lamenting China's occupation of his homeland while recounting how Beijing has exploited his people and tried to destroy their culture, Japan Uyghur Association chairman Ilham Mahmut recounted how he become an activist for the independence of East Turkestan -- now under Chinese rule as Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region -- and urged Taiwanese to be cautious when dealing with China to avoid history repeating itself.

While Pakistan wants China to build a naval base at its southwestern seaport of Gwadar in Balochistan province, Beijing is more interested in setting up military bases either in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan or in the Federally Administered Northern Areas (FANA) that border Xinjiang province.

The bodies of youth in Asia are burning in acts of protest. What is the message? Not just whatever slogan bystanders may have heard them articulate, but what message is being spoken in this act as an event? What do these acts signify?

USAK Asia-Pacific Expert Associate Professor Selcuk Colakoglu answered our questions regarding the People’s Republic of China, the Arab Spring’s influence over it, The White Book recently published by its government, and so on.

The existence of Taiwan has remained a sore point to mainland China, who see it as a threat to its "one China" policy. As a result Beijing has repeatedly warned that any declaration of independence would be a justification for war. iLIVE spoke to the island's Minister of Government Information, Philip Y.M. Yang, about Taiwan's ambiguous status.